The politics of television policy; the introduction of digital television in Great Britain.
9780773452237 The politics of television policy; the introduction of digital television in Great Britain. Smith, Paul. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2007 331 pages $119.95 Hardcover TK6678 It seemed promising, the introduction of...

CEA, NAB Team to Help Consumers Get Free, OTA Digital Television.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-19 February 2008-CEA, NAB Team to Help Consumers Get Free, OTA Digital Television(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced a new partnership to produce AntennaWeb.org, an online antenna mapping program designed to help consumers and...

Digital Television Transition Key Issue at CEA Washington Forum.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-7 April 2008-Digital Television Transition Key Issue at CEA Washington Forum(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The upcoming transition to digital television (DTV) and the DTV converter box coupon program were the key topics during the final day of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Washington Forum. ...

Univision Kicks Off Digital Television Conversion Education Campaign.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-5 October 2007-Univision Kicks Off Digital Television Conversion Education Campaign(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Univision Communications, a Spanish-language media company, announced that it has launched a multi-platform campaign to educate the country's Hispanic population on the upcoming Congressionally mandated transition from analog to digital television broadcasting...

China Digital TV Earns 'Designation' from SARFT.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-7 July 2008-China Digital TV Earns 'Designation' from SARFT(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com China Digital TV, a provider of conditional access (CA) systems to mainland China's growing digital television market, announced that the company has been designated as a mobile TV solution developer by the State...

Parks Associates Analyzes Digital Lifestyle.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-3 July 2008-Parks Associates Analyzes Digital Lifestyle(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Consumer demand for interactivity in entertainment and control at home is driving adoption in technology products and services, according to Parks Associates, which forecasts over 400 million households will have digital television services by 2012....

The great digital switch: in the coming technological revolution, will there be space for the common good?
When color television became popular in the 1960s, you could still use your old black-and-white set. When CDs took over the recorded music market in the 1980s, your vinyl would still play on your turntable. And while you can get only DVDs at Blockbuster or Netflix, your collection of...

Best Buy Survey: DTV Awareness is High, but Many Wait.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-24 June 2008-Best Buy Survey: DTV Awareness is High, but Many Wait(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com In a recent survey, Best Buy found that while nearly nine in ten (88 percent) consumers are aware of the digital broadcast transition (DTV), Americans are still confused about why...

Beacon Hill Roll Call.
Beacon Hill Roll Call, by Bob Katzen, records local representatives' votes on one roll call from the week of May 26 to 30. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week. Early childhood education (H 4706) House, 154-0, approved and sent to the...

Beacon Hill Roll Call; A sampling of how your elected officials voted during the week.
Beacon Hill Roll Call, by Bob Katzen, records local representatives' votes on one roll call from the week of May 26 to 30. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week. Early childhood education (H 4706) House, 154-0, approved and sent to the...